Is there a single best switch model series to buy to build a CCNP lab in 2010? I think the clear winner for a CCNA lab would have to be the 2950 series switch, but the choice is not as clear for CCNP.

You need at least a pair of “switches”, and you really need more. But there are multiple options for what you buy to do switching with for the lab, and those choices impact the topology you end up ...